War frauds action urged by special grand jury
Developments by a special grand jury are expected to follow rapidly as authorities push to act at once on war frauds. The brief notice signals imminent legal action and heightened federal effort in wartime oversight.
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Washington
Grand Jury
War Fraud Probe Faces New Developments In Lumber Case
The special grand jury probes war contract fraud as evidence grows in the lumber case. Army audit chief Ernest Steward cites $4,607,171 lumber value with $1,854,076 unpaid to the government. A warrant charges J. L. Phillips, Georgia Republican chair, with war contract fraud.
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Michigan
House
Ernest
Steward
Army
Department of Justice
United States
Hitt
J. L. Phillips
Republican State Committee For
Georgia
Mexican Agents Seize Ammunition at Juarez Port
Customs agents in Juarez uncovered 18 000 rounds of ammunition hidden in two boxes labeled as farming implements. The shipment was meant for an implement house in Zacatecas. Officials believe the ammunition was for private use, not revolutionary activity.
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Expresa
Juares
Zacatecas
Getting It Straight
Public dispute over betrothal ends as a woman asserts her decision while the man insists he could marry yet cannot. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript with a tongue in cheek remark about people drawn to drama by slamming doors.
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